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Honey bee forage in Duenweg, Missouri

Estimated forage here is better than about 40% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years).

When is the honey flow in Duenweg?

  • First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15, peaking early Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans)
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
  • Season ends: Sep 30
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Duenweg, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 7.

What the honey is made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
  • Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, soybeans, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
  • Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months

Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.

Bee crops within flight range

  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul (grown 1 of the last 5 years)

From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.

The land and water around Duenweg

Mostly: Eastern Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.07 mi SW; open water 0.24 mi W.

How Duenweg ranks

Against random land inOverallSpringSummerFall
Continental US78th93rd67th22nd
Missouri40th84th41st16th
Ozark Highlands76th68th90th4th

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 62% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.

The national forage map around Duenweg: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.

Nearby

Duquesne 3 mi · Carterville 4 mi · Webb City 5 mi · Joplin 5 mi · Fidelity 6 mi · Brooklyn Heights 6 mi

All towns in Missouri · National map · How the scoring works

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Duenweg (37.0892, -94.4093); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.